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. 1986 Dec;103(2):476-80.
doi: 10.1016/0008-8749(86)90108-5.

T-cell depletion of allogeneic bone marrow prevents acceleration of graft-versus-host disease induced by exogenous interleukin 2

T-cell depletion of allogeneic bone marrow prevents acceleration of graft-versus-host disease induced by exogenous interleukin 2

M Malkovský et al. Cell Immunol. 1986 Dec.

Abstract

Highly purified human recombinant interleukin 2 (IL-2) markedly accelerated lethal GVHD in the H-2-identical B10.BR----CBA combination, but had no effect when the donor cells were depleted of mature (Thy-1.2-positive) T lymphocytes, indicating a strong immunopotentiating effect of IL-2 on mature T cells causing GVHD. In the same donor-host combination, IL-2 did not influence the recovery from the post-transplantation bone marrow aplasia. The results suggest that IL-2 could be considered for adjuvant hormonal therapy to enhance immune recovery in recipients of T-cell-depleted allogeneic marrow.

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